PERA's Automatic Adjustment Provision (20-09)

Senate Bill 18-200, Modifications to the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) to Eliminate Unfunded Liability, included an automatic adjustment provision (AAP) that triggers when PERA's trusts are ...

State Laws Prohibiting Price Gouging During Declared Emergencies

This memorandum provides information related to state and federal laws prohibiting price gouging during declared disaster emergencies.

Updated - Resources for Small Businesses in Response to COVID-19

This memorandum provides an overview of various federal, state, and local programs and resources that are available to provide assistance to small businesses in Colorado during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Expansion of Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19

This memorandum provides an overview of how the spread of the coronavirus and associated disease (COVID-19) has prompted insurers, federal and state health organizations, and behavioral and mental health organizations...

TABOR Emergency Provisions

On March 11, 2020, Governor Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 003, declaring a disaster emergency pursuant to state law due to the presence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19).  The disaster emergency declaration...

Forecast March 2020

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...

2019 Cost of Living Study - Corona Insights (2020)

2019 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis

Colorado Health Insurance Mandates

This memorandum provides information on Colorado's mandated health insurance benefits. Table 1, Colorado Health Insurance Mandates, provides a description of current state laws governing insurance benefits.  The manda...

Consumer Data Privacy Laws (20-08)

This issue brief provides an overview of consumer data privacy, describes applicable federal laws, and summarizes recent state legislation proposed to strengthen consumer data privacy laws.

Colorado Legislative Rules 2019

The handbook is divided into four sections, 1:  Rules of the House of Representatives; 2:  Rules of the Senate; 3:  Joint Rules of the Senate and House and Joint Session Rules; and 4:  Colorado Constitution.  This sec...

Voter Service and Polling Centers (20-06)

In 2013, Colorado eliminated precinct polling places and established voter service and polling centers (VSPCs).  This issue brief outlines the services provided at VSPCs, location factors, VSPC hours, and staffing req...

Workplace Expectations of the General Assembly

For more information, see also Workplace Expectations.  

Abuse of Corpse Crimes in Other States

This memorandum addresses abuse of corpse laws in the 50 states.  While the vast majority of states have enacted abuse of corpse or other related laws, they differ in definition and crime classification.  For example,...

Effective Tax Rates on Oil and Natural Gas

This memorandum provides information concerning Colorado’s severance tax structure and estimated effective severance tax rates, along with a comparison of effective rates for eight other western oil and gas producing ...

Veterans Community Living Centers in Colorado

This memorandum provides information about veterans community living centers (VCLCs), formerly known as state veterans nursing homes, in Colorado.  Specifically, it includes the history of the five current VCLC locati...

Regional Transportation District Overview

This memorandum provides information on the Regional Transportation District (RTD).  Information regarding RTD’s statutory history, authority, board, budget, and service area is included below.

2023 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast

Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).  In April 2022, the state received $88.2 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA...

State Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws

To date, Colorado and ten other states have enacted paid family and medical leave laws.  The other states include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Is...

Statutes of Limitations

This memorandum provides an overview of statutes of limitations, including factors that impact length, such as statutes of repose and tolling.  The memorandum also includes tables listing the various criminal and civi...

Energy Infrastructure Security (20-04)

This issue brief provides an overview of critical infrastructure, discusses a 2019 cyberattack on the U.S. electrical grid, and summarizes state and federal legislation addressing security for critical infrastructure.

CY 2020 for FY 2019-20 Supplemental Narrative

The Supplemental Narrative is prepared by the staff to explain proposed adjustments to prior year appropriations recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly.  This narrative describes all of the propose...

Mobile Home Parks Overview (20-03)

This issue brief provides background information on mobile homes and an overview of the Mobile Home Park Act, including recent changes to the law with regard to county ordinances, registrations, the dispute resolution...

Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2020

Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2019

2020 Joint Technology Committee Final Report

The purpose of the JTC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the information technology (IT) capital budget request process.  The 2020 final report provides a complete summary of all IT capit...